Carbon Asset Network for Supply Chain Inventory Version Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing enterprise greenhouse gas inventories are labor-intensive and time-consuming, requiring manual data collection and integration across complex supply chains, leading to issues like duplicate counting and difficulty in updating carbon footprint information due to overlapping operational boundaries, which complicates carbon inventory processes and increases costs.

Innovation Solution

An automated carbon asset network system using computer technology to automate data collection, integration, and version control of carbon emissions information, establishing a network between enterprises and stakeholders to manage organizational greenhouse gas and product carbon footprints across multiple operational boundaries, enabling real-time document generation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual data collection and integration methods are used for greenhouse gas inventories, then flexibility in handling complex supply chains is maintained, but labor intensity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanual data collection flexibilityVSAvoidinventory completion speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual data collection and integration processes with an automated computer system that uses standardized data protocols and automatic calculation algorithms to compute carbon footprints across supply chains, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining comprehensive coverage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs a universal computational framework that can handle multiple inventory types (Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions) and various supply chain configurations through a single integrated platform, allowing one system to serve multiple purposes across different enterprise contexts

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Quantity of substance

If comprehensive carbon inventory data is collected across all supply chains, then complete carbon footprint information is obtained, but duplicate counting and data integration complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecarbon data completenessVSAvoiddata integration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized computational system as an intermediary that receives data from multiple supply chain sources, applies standardized allocation algorithms, and integrates the data into a unified carbon footprint calculation, preventing duplicate counting through systematic data reconciliation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system divides the complex supply chain into distinct operational boundaries and emission scopes (Scope 1, 2, and 3), calculating and tracking carbon footprints separately for each segment before aggregating the results, which simplifies data integration while maintaining comprehensive coverage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional paper-based or manual reporting methods are used, then document customization for different stakeholders is possible, but time consumption and operational costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereport customization capabilityVSAvoiddocument generation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures multiple report templates and stakeholder-specific data configurations in advance, allowing automated generation of customized reports for different audiences (internal management, external stakeholders, regulators) without requiring manual reconfiguration for each report type

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual report preparation with automated computer-generated documents that pull data directly from the carbon inventory system, apply predefined formatting and filtering rules, and deliver customized reports to stakeholders automatically, eliminating manual typing and formatting while maintaining adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP4651050A1Automated carbon asset network system and carbon asset management method

Publication Date: 2025.11.19 CEDARS DIGITAL PTE LTD

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AI summary

An automated carbon asset network system (30) and a carbon asset management method are provided. The automated carbon asset network system (30) includes a carbon asset management digital platform (300) realizing a carbon inventory executed for an enterprise through a computer system, and the carbon asset management digital platform (300) includes a carbon asset network establishing module (301), a carbon asset network connection module (303), and a carbon asset network update module (305). The carbon asset management method includes: receiving data for stakeholders (311), internal or external carbon asset management digital platform (312, 313), carbon asset management report formats (314, 315), and carbon inventory obtained through automated customized questionnaires (316), by using the application program interface (310); automatically integrating carbon inventory data for supply chains and performing version control; digitally managing a full scope of an organizational greenhouse gas inventory and product carbon footprint information throughout product life cycles for brands in the enterprise; and generating documents according to requirements.